Lantern



Nov. 20, 1923. 11,474,8Q5

. H. c. DRUMM LANTERN Filed Dec. 1 1919 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 U I v a, a W52 Nov. 20, 1923.

H. c. DRUMM LANTERN Filed Dec. 18, 1919 2 SheetsSheec 2 Patented Nov. 20, 1923..

HERBERT G. DRUMM, OF CANTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TUBING COMPANY, OF CANTON,

TO THE UNION METAL MANUFAC- OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

LANTERN.

Application filed December 18, 1919. Serial No. 345,783.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT C. DRUMM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Lantern, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in lanterns and more especially to the construc tion of the frame work of lanterns such as are ordinarily used for street lighting.

The objects of this invention are to pro vide a lantern in which the frame is made up of upper and lower castings secured together by means of strips of base metal covered with sheets of a finer metal; to provide a lantern construction in which a reflector and light are suspended and are readily removable and replaceable; to provide means for easily and readily removing the top or cover of the lantern; to provide means for easy access to the interior of the lantern; to provide simple and eflicient means for retaining the glass panels within the frame and to generally simplify and improve the char acter of lantern mentioned.

With these objects in View the invention consists in the novel construction and ar rangement of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportions, size and minor details of construction may be made within the scope of the appended claim, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

The invention thus set forth in general terms is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the lantern, the glass being broken for the purpose of illustration.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional one-half of the lantern.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view of the upper portion of the lantern showing the means for connecting the top or cover.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view through a portion of one of the upright strips of the frameshowing the means of connecting the screw studs thereto.

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view on the line 55, Fig. 2; and

view through Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the door construction.

A practical embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The lantern frame comprises generally the upper ring 1 which is preferably a bronze casting, the lower ring 2, which is also a bronze casting and the upright strips which are connected to both of said castings and space the upper casting above the, lower, these strips comprising a strip 3 of galvanized iron or other base metal covered with a thin sheet 4 of copper or other finer metal, the edges of said copper sheet being turned over the inner side of the iron sheet as shown at 5 thus permanently securing the thin outer sheet upon the heavier inner strip.

The lower ring or casting 2 is provided with the integral horizontal lugs 6, screws 7 or their equivalents being locatedthrough said lugs and through the base portion 8 of the lantern, which base may be the upper end of a light pole or the like. The lantern is thus securely and detachably mounted upon the base and may be easily and readily secured upon or removed from the base.

The lower ring or'casting 2 is provided at intervals with sockets-9 which receive the lower ends of the upright strips, screws 10 or their equivalents being located through the strips and through the casting. The upright strips are connected at their upper ends to the upper ring or casting 1 by means of screws 11 or their equivalents.

For the purpose of supporting an electric lamp and a reflector within the lantern, brackets or angles 12 are connected to alternate strips 3 and to the upper ring or casting 1 by means of screws 13, an annular refiector 14: preferably formed of porcelain or the like being supported upon said brackets.

An inverted U-shaped supporting bracket 16 is connected at its lower end to the reflector by means of bolts 17 or the like and supports a lamp socket 18 of any usual and well known construction which contains an incandescent lamp 19 or the like protruding through the open center of the reflector 14.

For the purpose of retaining the glass panels 20 within the frame of the lantern,

metal strips 21 are provided upon the interior of the lantern, one of these strips being located upon the inner side of adjacent edges of the glass panels at each of the upright strips. The iron strips 3 are provided at in tervals with inwardly disposed irusto-con cal sockets 22 which receive the head 23 of a bolt 24:, these screws being retained within the sockets 25 or the like. The bolts extend inwardly between the edges of adjacent glass panels and through suitable apertures in the strips 21, nuts 26 being provided thereon to draw the strips 21 against the edge portions of the glass panels thus tightly clamping the glass between the strips 3 and 21. It will of course be understood that the bolts 2d are soldered or otherwise per-ma nently connected within the sockets 22.

.29 and the down turned folded peripheral flange 30 and with the upwardly angular-1y disposed flange 31; the upper casting 32 having the downwardly and angularly disposed fiange 33; and with the connecting strips similar to the upright strips 3 and comprising the heavier galvanized iron strips 34 covered with the lighter strips 35 formed of bronze or other line metal, the strips being connected to the flange portion 31 of the lower ring by means of bolts 36 and to the flange portion 33 oi the upper casting by means of bolts 37, glass panels 38 being interposed between the strips 3a and inner strips 39 through which the bolts 36 and 37 are also located.

For thepurpose of connecting the cover to the lantern, lugs 40 downwardly depend ing from the cover are connected to the ring 28 of the cover as by means of rivets ll, these lugs being provided with threaded apertures l2 which receive the screws l3 lo cated through the upper casting 1. For the purpose of giving the cover a finished appearance a sheet metal ornament l4; may be connected to the casting 32 by means of a bolt 45.

In order to provide for ready access to the interior of the lantern a door is provided comprising a sheet metal channel frame 46 hingedly connected at its upper end to the casting 1 by means of suitable hinges a7 and provided with a glass panel 48, a screw 49 passing through the lower portion of said channel and arranged to engage a screw threaded aperture 50 in the lower ring 2 for the purpose of retaining the door in closed position.

Attention is called to the fact that the upright strips 3 although formed of sheet metal are so shaped that they have sufficient strength to carry the weight of the upper casting 1 as well as the cover and the reflector and lamp, the entire weight oi the lantern being thus supported from the lower casting 2 by means oi these strips- By forming the strips of the cross sectional shape best shown in Fig. 5 and covering them with a thin sheet offiner metal sufficient strength is produced to support the weight oi the whole structure while at the same time the thin sheets of finer metal give the lamp a finished appearance without the necessity of forming the entire strip of finer metal, thus materially reducing the cost as well as considerably strengthening the construction of the finished structure. In the past 'it has been common to form structures of this character either entirely from castings or else to term the upper and lower rings of sheet metal but with the present construction by forming the strips of the cross sectional shape shown and in the manner described a very strong structure is produced in which very thin sheet metal can be employed for covering the strips.

This lantern is so designed and constructed that it may be used either upon the up- 3&1 end of a pillar or column as shown or it may be supported from its upper end in a pendant position without changlng the con struction of the lantern in any way.

I claim:

A lantern including a frame having upright membersand glass panels supported thereon, brackets mounted upon the upper portion of the frame, an annular reflector supported upon the brackets and provided with a central opening, an inverted U- shaped bracket extending upward from said reflector and a lamp depending from said lJ-shaped bracket and through the central opening in the reflector. r

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

HERBERT ODRUMM, 

